Changing the Text Colour

Highlight the text whose colour you want to change, right-click on the text, and select the icon circled in red below.

You can also do this from the "Home" ribbon here:

Changing the Colour of Tables or Boxes

Step 1

Click anywhere within the table or box you would like to change the colour of. If you are changing multiple tables or boxes, make sure you have all of them highlighted, as shown below.

Step 2

Navigate to the "Table" ribbon and click on the "Shading" button. Both are outlined in red in the screenshot below.